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A beautiful young woman walks up to a barman in the establishment in which she'd been drinking, smiles and says to the barman "I'd like to speak to the manager please.". The barman, keen to strike up a conversation with this beauty, says "He's not here miss. May I help you?". She replies "I'd really lik...

G'day all! This is our first foray into caravanning, so we decided to go down the second-hand route and keep the price down, something that is a bit of a challenge with the sudden popularity of holidaying in Oz instead of travelling overseas (yeah, thanks COVID-19!) We were fortunate enough to pick up...

Hi, My hot water cylinder at home had died and I'm looking at replacing with a Chromegen heat pump cyclinder. They say it's electricity saving and you get Gov rebates in Victoria with the 170ltr unit totally free supply and install if you're replacing electric for electric system. Has anyone on here d...

CAR RECALL OVER BRAKE SHAFT FAILUREMitsubishi is recalling 2 of its popular SUV models over a risk of injury or death due to brake shaft issues.The 2015 ASX model and 2016 Outlander have been recalled, affecting 8847 vehicles according to Product Safety Australia.The cars are being recalled due to...

A farmer was pulled over by a police officer who was renowned for being a bully.Your break light is out said the police officer. Im going to write you up.Im sorry officer, I didnt realise, said the farmer. Cant you just give me a warning? Ill head straight to the mechanic to fix it.Now listen here the poli...

My eyesight may not be what it once was,but this van looks to be severely unbalanced? If I am not wrong,the rear overhang,or distance from rear axis to rear extremity of the van must be less than the distance from the rear axis to the front of the load area? (front of van body).Looks to me that this is not t...

Mr D is at is again, this time he is reproducing an old bullock drawn timber jinker, 1:12 scale. We went up to Gleneden Bullock Team near Gayndah a few weeks ago, and Rohan allowed us to measure and photograph his jinker. I will post photos as it progresses......

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does your shower have a top rail/screen of some kind? I don't have a shower in my rig but at home I use a 3 basket suction cup shampoo holder that has two hooks that hang over the shower screen, this helps with the weight of the products. I got it for 10bucks from one of those cheap shops after I too had got sick...

I see some media talk of GWM, KIA and Hyundai entering the 4x4 pickup market. There are images on the net. They say they will be direct competition the Toyota and the Ford Ranger. What I haven't seen is any hint of tow rates. Has anyone seen specs for these pickups? HAVAL H9 has a tow rating of 2500kg. I'm g...

Have a listen to this song and enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv1tMioGgXI?rel=0 Joe.

Hi, I have just purchased my first caravan and am interested in buying an Annex. The van is a Golf Savannahs 402 with a Thule awning. I live in Ipswich Qld and would appreciate any advise on which Annex to buy and where I could get the best deal. Thanks in anticipation.

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Has anyone used or seen this good looking firepit in action. Looks like a well designed unit. https://www.snowys.com.au/biolite-firepit

I live in Panania Sydney. Are there any recommendations in my area to get a 26ft caravan serviced

Hi everyone what a great forum. I have become addicted to reading everyone's info and stories. We are two 62 yr olds who just bought a Jayco work and play. We took a holiday for a few weeks to Denmark came home and my husband retired on the spot. We are heading off to Brisbane for July and the birth of our fir...

Hi , the names Paul , just joined , I'm reading and learning , at the moment , from Adelaide , still trying to get my head around all the weight stuff , Not a Nomad yet , but looking to find what might be the best way for me to go ,,,, Thinking cheap pop top , to pull with my Pajero , then if i like it , may be switc...

I hate Russian dolls.... They're so full of themselves.